What fantasy/science fiction book are you reading RIGHT NOW?
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Good, good... there's two of them, you knowdanlo wrote:My best bud in Santa Fe recommended The Weaponshops of Isher...so that's the one!
'Tis dream to think that Reason can
Govern the reasoning creature, man.
- Herman Melville
I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all!
"All creation is a huge, ornate, imaginary, and unintended fiction; if it could be deciphered it would yield a single shocking word."
-John Crowley
Govern the reasoning creature, man.
- Herman Melville
I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all!
"All creation is a huge, ornate, imaginary, and unintended fiction; if it could be deciphered it would yield a single shocking word."
-John Crowley
Sorry. I guess it's no consolation to know I'm going slow on them...playing more games than reading at the moment... 
The Mirror of Her Dreams, for the first time!!!
Such a different style than TCTC, more along the lines of 'classic' fantasy. Though I must say I'm overjoyed that there are no elves, dwarves or trolls. To me that's just 'cookie cutter fantasy'; it gets old real quick (Brooks) and the reason I fell in love with TCTC!!!
Sooo very different!!!!!
Such a different style than TCTC, more along the lines of 'classic' fantasy. Though I must say I'm overjoyed that there are no elves, dwarves or trolls. To me that's just 'cookie cutter fantasy'; it gets old real quick (Brooks) and the reason I fell in love with TCTC!!!
Sooo very different!!!!!
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I read that a couple of months ago. Not bad..I would be curious as to your thoughts on it when you get done.Cleburne wrote:Robin Hobb Dragon Haven Book 2 of the The Rain Wild Chronicles [/i]
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I didnt like the ending.. it just kind of hung out there with no closure.
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YAY! I've told SRD before that MoHD and AMRT are my favorites of his because of the complicated story lines and the way the characters are written. We would love to hear any input you have in the Mordant's Need forum. I purposefully left a copy of MoHD at my Dad's and he loved it too. I guess it's payback for him giving me the Chrons in the first place. But seriously, join us in the MN forum and post thoughts/reactions anything as you read because I would love to hear some fresh reactions as you delve deeper into that series.The Mirror of Her Dreams, for the first time!!!
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Drylor The First Artifact by Ryan Tomasella. It is a fairly new fantasy book but sooooooo good. Here is what it is about (taken from amazon)
When a man wakes up inside a cage that is being carried through an underground city, he has no idea where he is or what has happened to him. As Von, a victim of amnesia, is taken to a jail cell to await his fate amongst elves, humans, dwarfs, gnomes, and halflings, he is told he is a member of the Royal Guard of Genisus. It is not long before he is transported to the palace where he meets an impatient king who eventually returns him to his jail cell while deciding his destiny. As Von's memory slowly returns, he discovers that he is the only one who can protect Drylor-a world that abandoned him-from its greatest evil, his own brother. Through his journey to the truth, Von meets an unlikely group of friends who are willing to sacrifice everything to help him stop his brother Scarlet from annihilating the only world they have ever known. As Von's past becomes clear and reveals his future, he soon realizes the only way he can end his brother's heartless massacres is to find him and kill him.
When a man wakes up inside a cage that is being carried through an underground city, he has no idea where he is or what has happened to him. As Von, a victim of amnesia, is taken to a jail cell to await his fate amongst elves, humans, dwarfs, gnomes, and halflings, he is told he is a member of the Royal Guard of Genisus. It is not long before he is transported to the palace where he meets an impatient king who eventually returns him to his jail cell while deciding his destiny. As Von's memory slowly returns, he discovers that he is the only one who can protect Drylor-a world that abandoned him-from its greatest evil, his own brother. Through his journey to the truth, Von meets an unlikely group of friends who are willing to sacrifice everything to help him stop his brother Scarlet from annihilating the only world they have ever known. As Von's past becomes clear and reveals his future, he soon realizes the only way he can end his brother's heartless massacres is to find him and kill him.
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I'll have to keep an eye out for that one... I know you can find parts of them in anthologies, but the actual books are a little difficult to find... I figure it's due to the repressive nature of our government... after all, the right to buy Weaponshops is the right to be free 
'Tis dream to think that Reason can
Govern the reasoning creature, man.
- Herman Melville
I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all!
"All creation is a huge, ornate, imaginary, and unintended fiction; if it could be deciphered it would yield a single shocking word."
-John Crowley
Govern the reasoning creature, man.
- Herman Melville
I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all!
"All creation is a huge, ornate, imaginary, and unintended fiction; if it could be deciphered it would yield a single shocking word."
-John Crowley
right then, i've got to a point in Perdido Street Station where i'm actually into it and enjoying it. the mood of the thing grows on you. it's brutal, i think, a lot of it. mieville's got a knack for exceedingly descriptive narrative and the gruesome is...well...gruesome, but i'm liking it a lot more than i was.
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have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Never read the book, but the movie scared the pee o/o me when I was a kid...freakiness
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